Battle flag

The Main Military flag stands for a rectangular red (purple) tissue with 2/3
proportion. On the central part of the flag there is a white (silver) cross
with 1/5 size of the height of the flag. In the corners there are four white
(silver) crosses with the width of 1/5 of the Flag. On the corners there are
four red (purple) Bolnisi crosses. The height of the cross is 1/5 of
the height of the Flag.

The battle flag is the reverse of the national flag with the symbol of the Ministry of Defense in the centre, surmounted by a crown. The arms show a
crossed sling and sword. The sling emblem was used by Georgian Kings (Bagrationi dynasty). They believed that the Bagrationis are descendants of David (as in Goliath).

Graham Bartram, 3 August 2004

Army flag (land forces)

Army flag - Image by Jaume Oll&eacute & Graham Bartram, 3 August 2004

According to an official Georgian document:

The Land Forces flag of Georgia stands for a rectangular red (purple) tissue
with 2/3 proportion. On the central part of the flag there is a white
(silver) cross with 1/5 size of the height of the flag.

Naval ensign

The Military Naval Forces flag of Georgia stands for a rectangular blue
tissue with 2/3 proportion. On the central part of the flag there is a white
(silver) diagonal cross with 1/5 size of the height of the flag and red
(purple) cross - 1/5 size of the flag.

According to Major Nikoloz Khundzakishvili the Georgian Navy only uses one
flag, this one, which is flown at the stern in port and from the mainmast
when underway. They have no jack.
Apart from the lack of white fimbriation on the St
George's Cross this is the same as the Scottish version of the Union Flag of 1606.

Graham Bartram, 3 August 2004

This flag was known before the Revolution of 2003. But in times of President
E. Shevardnadze the cross was dark red, not simply red as now.

Victor Lomantsov, 2 August 2004

Flag of the National Guard

Flag of the National Guard - Image by Jaume Oll&eacute & Graham Bartram, 3 August 2004

According to an official Georgian document:

The flag of the National Guard of Georgia stands for a rectangular tissue
with 2/3 proportion. On the central part of the flag there is a white
(silver) cross with 1/5 size of the height of the flag. The first and fourth
squares are red (purple), the second and third squares are blue.

Air Force flag

The flag of the Air Force of Georgia stands for a white rectangular
tissue with 2/3 proportion. On the central part of the flag there is a red
(purple) cross with 1/5 size of the height of the flag. The cross is
surrounded by four sky-blue triangles.

Graham Bartram, 3 August 2004

Flag of the Minister of Defense

The Standard of the Minister of Defence stands for a white square tissue
with 1/1 proportion, which has a red (purple) cross on the central part. The
cross's width is 1/5 of the height of the Flag. In the corners there are
four red (purple) Bolnisian type crosses. The height of the cross is 1/5 of
the height of the Flag. On the centre of the cross there is a Main Symbol of the Military Forces.
The Symbol of the Ministry of Defence stands for a Normandic Shield. On its
red field there are crossed sword and David's sling; this shield is laid on
the Bigger Normandic Shield on which the Georgian State Flag is drawn. This
shield is held by golden gryphons. Decorations: "Iberian"* crown, sword,
wings and crossed anchors. The crown is decorated by seven seven-pointed
stars. The slogan on the white (silver) band is in red (purple) "For
Georgia" ("Sak'art'velost'vis")

*Iberia (or Iveria) - the ancient name of Georgia (ancient Greeks called
the east part of Georgia - Iberia and the west part - Kolchida) [Kolchis is
where the Golden Fleece is meant to have been taken by Jason]

Graham Bartram, 3 August 2004

Flag of the Chief of the General Staff

Flag of the Chief of General Staff - Image by Jaume Oll&eacute & Graham Bartram, 3 August 2004

According to an official Georgian document:

The Standard of the Chief of the General Staff stands for a red (purple)
square tissue with 1/1 proportion, which has a white (silver) cross on the
central part. The cross's width is 1/5 of the height of the flag. On the
corners there are four white (silver) seven-pointed stars. On the centre of
the cross there is the main symbol of the Military Forces.

Graham Bartram, 1 August 2004

Flag of the Foreign Intelligence Service

Flag of the Foreign Intelligence Service - Image by Jens Pattke, 29 August 2008

The flag of the Foreign Intelligence Service, adopted in 2008, is white with a red cross, and a blue four-pointed star in canton.

On the 24th of January, 2005, with the reformation and merger of the
Ministries of State Security and Internal Affairs of Georgia, the
decision was taken for a separation of the Department of Foreign
Intelligence from the State Security Ministry and of its establishment
as an independent body. Its new name was the Foreign Intelligence
Special Service.
The Foreign Intelligence Special Service of Georgia is a special
agency of the executive branch directly subordinated to the President
of Georgia, which conducts intelligence activities in political,
economic, scientific-technical, military-strategic and environmental
protection fields and carries out counter-intelligence abroad in the
state interests of Georgia.

The flag of the Foreign Intelligence Special Service of Georgia is
right-angled white fabric with proportions 2/3 which is intersected by
main, rectangle purple (red) cross with thickness 1/5 of flag height
touching edges of flag fabric. in upper right quarter (first canton)
on white (silver) background four-angle azure cross is depicted a
detail of the emblem of the Foreign Intelligence Special Service of
Georgia.

The emblem of the Foreign Intelligence Special Service Georgia is
azure (blue) round heraldic shield, intersected by a purple cross in
centre of which heraldic shield with the silver background azure
(blue) four angle star (symbol of control and security) is depicted,
the shield is ornamented by Iberian Crown. On 1st and 4th silver
(white) background is depicted a silver Bolnur-Katskhuri Cross. On
azure (blue) lace golden legend "the Foreign Intelligence Special
Service of Georgia" is depicted.

The emblem is very similar in design to one of the two reported flags
of the President of the Republic. It can be guessed that the similarity of the cross on the flag with the NATO emblem is not coincidental and backs
up the claim of Georgia to join NATO.

Jens Pattke & Ivan Sache, 1 December 2008

Unidentified naval flag

On 26 August 2008, BBC news showed a footage of Georgian navy (or possibly coast guard) ships lying sunk in shallow water in the port of Poti. The camera briefly showed a closeup of one of them flying a frayed ensign of some kind. It was light blue,
with the Georgian flag in canton and a device in the fly consisting of
two crossed anchors behind a disc? or possibly a shield, all white.